About European Kyudo Federation

The European Kyudo Federation (EKF) was established on September 3, 1980, in Hamburg by the founding countries of France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
Today, the EKF consists of 25 Member Federations. View the list of Member Federations.
EKF Member Federation statistics.

European Kyudo Federation (EKF) is a non-political and amateur organisation, its sole objective being to promote and encourage the knowledge and the practice of Kyudo in the European countries as accepted by the All Nippon Kyudo Federation, irrespective of nationality, race, religion, disability, sex or, other differences.
In pursuance of this objective the EKF aims:
– To strengthen the bonds of friendship between members and Kyudo practitioners throughout the world;
– To organise or host seminars and examinations led by representatives of the ANKF as well as other international Kyudo Events;
– To keep records of all graded Kyudo practitioners. Grading shall be considered valid for the EKF only if sanctioned by the ANKF;
– To co-ordinate and disseminate information received from the ANKF between members.

EKF Constitution (vers. 2019)